Wik languages

Wik
Middle Paman
Geographic distribution:	Cape York Peninsula, Queensland
Linguistic classification:	Pama–Nyungan Paman North Cape York Wik
Subdivisions:	Wik-Ngathan Wik-Me'nh Wik-Mungknh Kugu-Muminh Ayabadhu Pakanha

The Wik languages are a subdivision of the Paman languages consisting of sixteen languages, all spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia. This grouping was first proposed by R. M. W. Dixon. The Ethnologue classification is slightly different and some of the languages have other names.

The languages are as follows; often various dialects are considered separate languages:

• Wik-Ngathan (incl. Wik-Ngatharr dialect)
• Wik-Me'nh
• Wik-Mungknh
• Kugu-Muminh (incl. Gugu Uwanh dialect)
• Ayabadhu
• Pakanha

Note that each of the Kugu-Muminh languages may have the prefix Wik- instead of Kugu-.

See also

• Wik peoples
• Wik Peoples v Queensland